imperfect 音标拼音: [ɪmp'ɚfɪkt]
a . 有缺点的,半完成的,减弱的,未完成过去时的
n . 未完成体
有缺点的,半完成的,减弱的,未完成过去时的未完成体
imperfect 不完全 不良
imperfect adj 1 :
not perfect ;
defective or inadequate ; "
had only an imperfect understanding of his responsibilities ";
"
imperfect mortals "; "
drainage here is imperfect " [
ant :
{
perfect }]
2 :
wanting in moral strength ,
courage ,
or will ;
having the attributes of man as opposed to e .
g .
divine beings ; "
I '
m only a fallible human "; "
frail humanity " [
synonym : {
fallible },
{
frail }, {
imperfect }, {
weak }]
n 1 :
a tense of verbs used in describing action that is on -
going [
synonym : {
progressive }, {
progressive tense }, {
imperfect },
{
imperfect tense }, {
continuous tense }]
Imperfect \
Im *
per "
fect \ ([
i ^]
m *
p [~
e ]
r "
f [
e ^]
kt ),
n . (
Gram .)
The imperfect tense ;
or the form of a verb denoting the imperfect tense .
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Imperfect \
Im *
per "
fect \,
v .
t .
To make imperfect . [
Obs .]
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Imperfect \
Im *
per "
fect \,
a . [
L .
imperfectus :
pref .
im -
not perfectus perfect :
cf .
F imparfait ,
whence OE .
imparfit .
See {
Perfect }.]
1 .
Not perfect ;
not complete in all its parts ;
wanting a part ;
deective ;
deficient .
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Something he left imperfect in the state . --
Shak .
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Why ,
then ,
your other senses grow imperfect . --
Shak .
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2 .
Wanting in some elementary organ that is essential to successful or normal activity .
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He . . .
stammered like a child ,
or an amazed ,
imperfect person . --
Jer .
Taylor .
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3 .
Not fulfilling its design ;
not realizing an ideal ;
not conformed to a standard or rule ;
not satisfying the taste or conscience ;
esthetically or morally defective .
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Nothing imperfect or deficient left Of all that he created . --
Milton .
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Then say not man '
s imperfect ,
Heaven in fault ;
Say rather ,
man '
s as perfect as he ought . --
Pope .
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{
Imperfect arch },
an arch of less than a semicircle ;
a skew arch .
{
Imperfect cadence } (
Mus .),
one not ending with the tonic ,
but with the dominant or some other chord ;
one not giving complete rest ;
a half close .
{
Imperfect consonances } (
Mus .),
chords like the third and sixth ,
whose ratios are less simple than those of the fifth and forth .
{
Imperfect flower } (
Bot .),
a flower wanting either stamens or pistils . --
Gray .
{
Imperfect interval } (
Mus .),
one a semitone less than perfect ;
as ,
an imperfect fifth .
{
Imperfect number } (
Math .),
a number either greater or less than the sum of its several divisors ;
in the former case ,
it is called also a {
defective number };
in the latter ,
an {
abundant number }.
{
Imperfect obligations } (
Law ),
obligations as of charity or gratitude ,
which cannot be enforced by law .
{
Imperfect power } (
Math .),
a number which can not be produced by taking any whole number or vulgar fraction ,
as a factor ,
the number of times indicated by the power ;
thus ,
9 is a perfect square ,
but an imperfect cube .
{
Imperfect tense } (
Gram .),
a tense expressing past time and incomplete action .
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Preterimperfect \
Pre `
ter *
im *
per "
fect \,
a . &
n . [
Pref .
preter -
imperfect .] (
Gram .)
Old name of the tense also called {
imperfect }.
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1913 Webster ]
113 Moby Thesaurus words for "
imperfect ":
adulterated ,
aggravated ,
amiss ,
aorist ,
base ,
blemished ,
broken ,
burned ,
burst ,
busted ,
checked ,
chipped ,
cracked ,
crazed ,
cut ,
damaged ,
defective ,
deficient ,
deteriorated ,
durative ,
embittered ,
erroneous ,
exacerbated ,
failing ,
fallible ,
faulty ,
flawed ,
found wanting ,
future ,
future perfect ,
harmed ,
historical present ,
hurt ,
immature ,
impaired ,
imprecise ,
impure ,
in bits ,
in pieces ,
in shards ,
inaccurate ,
inadequate ,
incompetent ,
incomplete ,
inexact ,
injured ,
insufficient ,
irritated ,
lacerated ,
lacking ,
little ,
makeshift ,
maladroit ,
mangled ,
mean ,
mediocre ,
mixed ,
mutilated ,
not comparable ,
not enough ,
not in it ,
not perfect ,
off ,
out of it ,
partial ,
past ,
past perfect ,
patchy ,
perfect ,
petty ,
pluperfect ,
point tense ,
present ,
present perfect ,
preterit ,
progressive tense ,
rent ,
ruptured ,
scalded ,
scorched ,
shabby ,
shattered ,
short ,
sick ,
sketchy ,
slashed ,
slit ,
small ,
smashed ,
split ,
sprung ,
tense ,
the worse for ,
too little ,
torn ,
trivial ,
undeveloped ,
unequal to ,
uneven ,
unfinished ,
unperfected ,
unqualified ,
unsatisfactory ,
unsatisfying ,
unskillful ,
unsound ,
unsufficing ,
unthorough ,
wanting ,
weakened ,
worse ,
worse off ,
worsened
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